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Landmark Attractions In Butare

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Butare is a city in the Southern Province of Rwanda and capital of Huye district. It was the capital of the former Butare Province, Rwanda, that was dissolved on January 1, 2006. It was the formal colonial capital of Rwanda. Butare used to be home to the National University of Rwanda which is now part of University of Rwanda. It also held the prestigious Nyakibanda Seminary, the Rwandan National Institute of Scientific Research, the Ruhande Arboretum and a cathedral. It is also home to the Stade Huye . Due to the large number of university students and student-centered activities in the city, Butare is often regarded as a university city. The city of B...
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  • 1. Our Lady of Kibeho Shrine Kibeho
    Our Lady of Kibeho is the name given to Marian apparitions concerning several adolescents, in the 1980s in Kibeho, south-western Rwanda. The apparitions communicated various messages to the schoolchildren, including an apocalyptic vision of Rwanda descending into violence and hatred, possibly foretelling the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.In 2001, the local bishop of the Catholic Church officially recognised the visions of three schoolchildren as authentic.
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